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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 & 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What develops between the three main characters of the book?
(a) A long-term friendship.
(b) A love triangle.
(c) Great hate.
(d) A mysterious murder.

2. What does Yu-cun let the family know about the murder case?
(a) That they are indicted until the case is closed.
(b) That they will need to pay a large sum of money.
(c) That the matter of the murder has been cleared up.
(d) That they will need to come to court.

3. What is the subject of the conversation Zhen Shi-yin overhears in his dream?
(a) A problem with his son's character.
(b) The future of the magical stone.
(c) The curse of the magical stone.
(d) The future of his daughter's life.

4. What is the goddess in the opening chapter in the middle of doing?
(a) Praying.
(b) Reading a book.
(c) Choosing a husband.
(d) Mending the sky.

5. What does the main story line follow?
(a) The growing up years of brothers Bao-yu, Xi-feng, and Qin-Zhong.
(b) The growing up years of sisters Qan-yen, Qin-shi, and Dai-yu.
(c) The growing up years of cousins Bao-yu, Dai-yu, and Bao-chai.
(d) The growing up years of friends Bao-yu, Precious, and Jokey Jin.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the inscription on the stone, what has the stone once been?

2. How does the stone feel after being left by the goddess?

3. When Bao-yu visits the Department of the Ill-Fated Fair, what is he allowed to look at?

4. What does Aroma realize about Bao-yu as she helps him redress after his nap?

5. How long did Feng Yuan wait to marry the girl in which he was interested?

(see the answer key)

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